johnw1188 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 My wife is a holder of 143 Parent Contributory visa. She has been holding this visa for more than five years already. Currently she is working and has a permanent place to stay as well in Australia. Can she sponsor me as a partner visa under subclass 820/801? I have been commuting on a tourist visa to be with her and my two working children in Australia. Any advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 31 minutes ago, johnw1188 said: My wife is a holder of 143 Parent Contributory visa. She has been holding this visa for more than five years already. Currently she is working and has a permanent place to stay as well in Australia. Can she sponsor me as a partner visa under subclass 820/801? I have been commuting on a tourist visa to be with her and my two working children in Australia. Any advise Quite sure she can’t. Why didn’t you get a 143 parent visa? There used to be a loophole whereby one parent got the parent visa and then got the other parent a partner/spouse visa. This saved a lot of money but was stopped many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw1188 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 What other options do I have since now I am the only family members that is not in Australia? Any advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) 56 minutes ago, johnw1188 said: What other options do I have since now I am the only family members that is not in Australia? Any advise. Why didn’t you apply for a 143 like your wife did? When she applied for hers what did she say about why you weren’t going to Oz as it would have been asked Edited April 8, 2019 by Tulip1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Snowball Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Could your children sponsor you for a 143? Are your children her children or are you a newly married couple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 8 hours ago, johnw1188 said: My wife is a holder of 143 Parent Contributory visa. She has been holding this visa for more than five years already. Currently she is working and has a permanent place to stay as well in Australia. Can she sponsor me as a partner visa under subclass 820/801? I have been commuting on a tourist visa to be with her and my two working children in Australia. Any advise this question was asked a few years ago, An MA replied think it was Alan Collett who replied? Sorry Alan if that is incorrect. This loophole was stopped a while ago. When you think about it, it was a way of trying to rort the system, paying the amount of approx $43,000 for one parent and then only paying the approx $7,000 for a partner visa, saving about $36,000. Not fair on the parents applying correctly. Any reason why the OP didn’t also apply for the parent visa originally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 9 hours ago, johnw1188 said: My wife is a holder of 143 Parent Contributory visa. She has been holding this visa for more than five years already. Currently she is working and has a permanent place to stay as well in Australia. Can she sponsor me as a partner visa under subclass 820/801? I have been commuting on a tourist visa to be with her and my two working children in Australia. Any advise Yes, she should now be able to sponsor you for a partner visa. Best regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 15 minutes ago, Alan Collett said: Yes, she should now be able to sponsor you for a partner visa. Best regards. Sorry if I mentioned you before and I was wrong. So potentially could any parent applicant go this route and save money? Or are these circumstances different. Already in the queue so just a general question. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Collett Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Just now, ramot said: Sorry if I mentioned you before and I was wrong. So potentially could any parent applicant go this route and save money? Or are these circumstances different. Already in the queue so just a general question. Thanks There's now a wait of at least 5 years before a Contributory Parent visa holder can sponsor a partner/spouse for a partner visa. Best regards. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, ramot said: Sorry if I mentioned you before and I was wrong. So potentially could any parent applicant go this route and save money? Or are these circumstances different. Already in the queue so just a general question. Thanks Yes, but since there's a 5-year waiting period after the 143 is granted, it's a pretty inconvenient way to go for most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramot Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 31 minutes ago, MaggieMay24 said: Yes, but since there's a 5-year waiting period after the 143 is granted, it's a pretty inconvenient way to go for most people. Agree 5 years plus partner visa wait and then concerns for health as older. Who knows what other changes would happen in that time scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip1 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I guess the fact the OP has mentioned she’s had it 5 years means he probably knows that’s the timeframe and has been waiting and just visiting for five years. It’s that’s the case I wonder what he was actually asking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 09/04/2019 at 16:30, Tulip1 said: I guess the fact the OP has mentioned she’s had it 5 years means he probably knows that’s the timeframe and has been waiting and just visiting for five years. It’s that’s the case I wonder what he was actually asking Be interesting to see how the explain the time spent apart, and how the can justify a genuine ongoing relationship when they've been living apart for 5 years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Quote Be interesting to see how the explain the time spent apart, and how the can justify a genuine ongoing relationship when they've been living apart for 5 years. There are various strategies available to deal with this. Which one to select depends on the particulars of the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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